Erythritol is a four-carbon sugar alcohol, which is obtained from glucose as the main raw material through fermentation, transformation and purification by yeast microorganisms.
1. Almost no heat
* Due to its small molecular weight, it is easily absorbed by the intestinal tract, but because the human body does not have the enzymes required to decompose erythritol, it does not provide energy for the body and does not participate in sugar metabolism, and can only be excreted from the human body through urine.
* A small amount of erythritol that is not excreted in urine enters the human large intestine and is excreted through feces
2. No effect on blood sugar and insulin
It does not raise blood sugar or insulin levels.Studies have found no changes in blood sugar or insulin levels in healthy people eating erythritol, and no effect on cholesterol, triglycerides, or other biomarkers.
3. Does not cause tooth decay
Sugar alcohols are not utilized by the caries-producing microorganisms in the human mouth, and are not enzymatically hydrolyzed to produce acids like sugars in the mouth.
Glucose is in the mouth for 8 hours and the pH drops to 5. Sugar alcohols do not drop in pH in the mouth.